Chuck Shamata

Chuck Shamata

Biography: Chuck Shamata's career spans four decades in film, television and theatre. Among his most recent credits are the feature films One Week, The Sentinal, Cinderella Man and War Games 2; the cable movies Tipping Point,The Engagement Ring and Kojak (and the ensuing series). Don Shebib's classic Between Friends - often recognized by critics as one of Canada's all time best - was the film for which Shamata received his first Genie Award nomination, and was presented with a Migliore Attore award by the legendary Vittorio De Sica at the Sorrento Film Festival. His other feature credits include The Spreading Ground with Dennis Hopper, Joshua Then and Now with James Woods, Power Play with Peter O'Toole, The Devil and Max Devlin with Bill Cosby and Night Friend with Art Carney. On the small screen, Shamata was nominated for a Gemini Award for his starring role as a family man facing his homosexuality in the network film The Running Man. Other network movie credits include A Father for Brittany, On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story, the Cable Ace Award-winning Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story, Echoes in the Darkness and Between Friends alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Carol Burnett. He played Pierre Salinger in the mini-series Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and for Showtime Networks he co-starred in the Tony Bill-directed cable feature Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story; as mafia boss Sam Giancana in The Family; The Thin Blue Lie with Rob Morrow; and Escape Clause with Paul Sorvino. On stage, Shamata played Dr. Astrov opposite Peter O'Toole in Uncle Vanya in Toronto and Chicago, Torvald in A Doll's House and leading roles in Doc, Good Woman of Setzuan, To Clothe The Naked, You're Gonna Be Alright Jamie Boy, Battering Ram, My Fat Friend, Chapter Two, The Country Girl and The Indian Wants The Bronx in theaters from Halifax to Los Angeles. - IMDb Mini Biography

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Known For

Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man

2005-06-02

Escape Clause
Escape Clause

1996-07-14

Scanners
Scanners

1981-01-14

Princes In Exile
Princes In Exile

1991-11-27

Nowhere to Hide
Nowhere to Hide

1987-07-17

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story

1995-09-04

Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Death Wish V: The Face of Death

1994-01-14

The House by the Lake
The House by the Lake

1976-09-17

The Devil and Max Devlin
The Devil and Max Devlin

1981-03-06

Crimes of Fashion
Crimes of Fashion

2004-07-25

Stone Cold Dead
Stone Cold Dead

1979-09-14

The Italian Machine
The Italian Machine

1976-12-02

The Two Mr. Kissels
The Two Mr. Kissels

2008-11-15

Saving Emily
Saving Emily

2004-10-11

Behind the Red Door
Behind the Red Door

2003-01-12

Welcome to Blood City
Welcome to Blood City

1977-08-23

The Engagement Ring
The Engagement Ring

2005-11-20

The Thin Blue Lie
The Thin Blue Lie

2000-08-13

On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story

1990-11-05

Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star

1986-12-01

Still Mine
Still Mine

2012-09-10

When Justice Fails
When Justice Fails

1999-09-07

Virus
Virus

1996-12-10

A Father for Brittany
A Father for Brittany

1998-03-15

Tipping Point
Tipping Point

2007-01-28

Sugartime
Sugartime

1995-11-25

Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius

2008-09-07

The Sentinel
The Sentinel

2006-04-19

I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses
I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses

1978-09-08

Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business

1984-07-11

Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
Bonanno: A Godfather's Story

1999-07-25

One Week
One Week

2008-09-08

Clown
Clown

2014-11-13

Power Play
Power Play

1978-11-01

Starcrossed
Starcrossed

1985-01-31

In Like Flynn
In Like Flynn

1985-08-14

WarGames: The Dead Code
WarGames: The Dead Code

2008-07-29

Guilty Hearts
Guilty Hearts

2002-02-10

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

2002-04-21

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000-11-04

Between Friends
Between Friends

1973-06-01

A Time to Live
A Time to Live

1985-10-27

Mafia Princess
Mafia Princess

1986-01-19

Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane

2016-11-25

Between Friends
Between Friends

1983-09-11

Running
Running

1979-10-30

Act of Vengeance
Act of Vengeance

1986-09-04

Snap Decision
Snap Decision

2001-06-04

Gone Tomorrow
Gone Tomorrow

2015-09-11

The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor

2005-09-13

Spreading Ground
Spreading Ground

2000-02-25

Break a Leg
Break a Leg

2009-01-01

Night Friend
Night Friend

1988-06-10

Uncut Gem
Uncut Gem

1990-04-19

Breakthrough
Breakthrough

2019-04-10

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

2003-09-07

The Suicide Murders
The Suicide Murders

1985-01-01

Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now

1985-09-17

A Simple Fucking Gesture
A Simple Fucking Gesture

2020-08-14

Alegría: An Enchanting Fable
Alegría: An Enchanting Fable

1999-01-10

The Running Man
The Running Man

1981-02-22

Family of Strangers
Family of Strangers

1993-02-21

The Terry Fox Story
The Terry Fox Story

1983-05-22